good Providence watch over us, and preferve in our Going out and Coming in. Defend us from all Dangers and Adversities, and be thou graciously pleased to take us, and all Things belonging to us, into thy Fatherly Care and Protection. These Things, O Lord, and whatever elfe Thou feeft needful and convenient both for our Souls and Bodies, we humbly beg of Thee for the Sake of thy Son Jefus Christ; in whose most holy Name and Words we pray unto Thee for ourselves and all Mankind.

Our Father, &c.

Another Evening Prayer for a Family.

MOST Gracious and Merciful God, who art of purer Eyes than to behold Iniquity, and haft promifed Mercy and Forgiveness to all them who confefs and forfake their Sins; we come before Thee in an humble Senfe of our own Unworthinefs, acknowledging our manifold Tranfgreffions of thy righteous Laws, in Thought, Word, and Deed; we have done thofe Things which thou haft forbidden, and left undone the Things which

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Thou haft commanded; fo that when we look back upon our past Lives, and remember that Thou art privy to our moft fecret Sins, we are afraid of Thy Judgments, and ashamed to lift up our Eyes unto Thee. But, O gracious Father, who defireft not the Death of a Sinner, look upon us, we befeech Thee, in thy Son Jefus Chrift; for the Merits of his Sufferings, be Thou merciful to us, in the Pardon of our Sins; make us deeply fenfible of the great Evil and Danger of them, and work in us a hearty Contrition; and grant that the Remembrance of them may be more grievous and afflicting to us, than of any other Evil whatfoever; that we worthily lamenting our Tranfgreffions, and being brought toa hearty Repentance and Amendment of Life, may obtain Forgiveness at thy Hands, who art ever ready to receive humble and penitent Sinners, for the Sake of thy Son Jefus Chrift, our only Saviour and Redeemer.

And left, through our own Frailty, or the Temptations that encompass us, we be drawn again to our former Sins, vouchfafe us, we beseech Thee, the Direction and Affiftance of thy Holy Spirit, that as thou haft put into our Hearts good Defires, fo by the,

Help of thy Grace, we may bring the fame to good Effect. Reform whatever thou feeft amifs in the Temper and Difpofition of our Souls; that no unlawful Designs, or inordinate Defires may reft there. Purge our Hearts from Envy, Hatred, and Malice; that we may never fuffer the Sun to go down upon our Wrath, but may always go to reft in Peace, Charity, and Goodwill, with a Confcience void of Offence towards thee, and towards all Men; that fo our Hearts being a fit Habitation for thy Holy Spirit, he may continually dwell therein; and whether we wake or fleep, we may be under his bleffed Influence, and have our whole Spirit, Soul and Body, preferved pure and blameless, unto the Coming of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift.

Accept, O Lord, as the Testimony of our Love and Charity, our hearty Interceffions for all Mankind. Let the Light of thy Gospel shine upon all Nations; and grant that all who have already heard and received it, may live fuitably to it. Be more efpecially gracious to this Church and Nation whereunto we belong. Bless our moft Gracious Sovereign Lord King GEORGE, our gracious Queen Charlotte, his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales,

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and all the Royal Family; and all who by thy Providence have Authority under him, both in Church and State; and fo guide and direct them, that all their Designs and Undertakings may tend to the Advancement of thy Glory, and the Good and Welfare of this Church and Nation. Send down thy Bleffings, fpiritual and temporal, upon all our Relations and Friends, and Neighbours; reward all that have done us Good, and pardon all who have done or wifhed us Evil, and give them Repentance and better Minds. Be merciful to all who are in any Trouble or Affliction, either of Mind, Body, or Estate; and do thou, who art the God of Pity and Compaffion, adminifter to every one Help and Comfort, according to their feveral Neceffities, for his Sake who went about doing Good to the Souls and Bodies of Men, thy Son our Saviour Jefus Chrift.

We likewife add our unfeigned Thanks for all the Mercies which from Time to Time Thou haft vouchfafed us. We blefs Thee for our Being, our Reason, and all other Endowments and Faculties of Soul and Body; for our Health, Friends, Food, and Raiment, and all the other Comforts and Conveniences of Life. But above all,

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we adore thy tender Mercy in fending thine only Son into the World, to redeem us from Sin and eternal Death, and for giving us any Knowledge and Senfe of our Duty towards thee. We bless thee for thy Patience with us, notwithstanding our many and great Provocations; for all the Directions, Affiftances, and Comforts of thy Holy Spirit; for thy continual Care, and watchful Providence over us through the whole Course of our Lives; and particularly for the Mercies and Benefits of the Day past; humbly befeeching thee to continue thefe thy Bleffings to us; and to give us Grace to fhew our Senfe of them, and all thy other Mercies, in a fincere Obedience to thy Laws.

And particularly, O Lord, we beseech Thee to continue thy gracious Protection to us this Night. Into thy Hands we commend ourselves, our Souls and Bodies, our Subftance, Dwelling, and all Things that belong to us: Do thou, O Gracious God, who neither flumbereft nor fleepest, be pleased to take us, and all belonging to us this Night into thy efpecial Care and Protecton. Defend us from all Danger and Mischief, and from Dread and Fear of any; and grant that we may enjoy fuch quiet and refresh

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